The Gila River General
Stream Adjudication is a Maricopa County Superior Court civil case
initiated in 1979 in order to resolve the status of all rights for
the use of surface water in the Gila River watershed.

Initially started
as petitions to the State Land Department to determine conflicting
water rights for the Salt, Verde, Gila and San Pedro rivers; these
cases were eventually transferred to the superior courts in the counties
where the original petitions were filed.

On November 25, 1981,
the Supreme Court ordered the consolidation of the adjudications for
the Salt, Verde and San Pedro rivers with the adjudication pending
on the Gila river. The Supreme Court also ordered that this adjudication
be conducted in the State Superior Court in the county having "the
greatest number of potential claimants." Accordingly, the consolidated
adjudication was transferred to the Maricopa County Superior Court
and assigned case number W-1, W-2, W-3 and W-4 (Consolidated), In
re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Gila
River System and Source.

Early in the
general stream adjudication process, the Maricopa County Superior Court
established a procedure whereby the Clerk of Superior Court was to prepare
a monthly docket containing specific information that was to be provided
to specific parties. This procedure was outlined in Pre-Trial Order No.
One of May 29, 1986.

The case numbers
below link to the dockets prepared by the Clerk’s office in accordance
to Pre-Trial Order Number One. Dockets available on-line begin with
the year 2001. For access to dockets previous to the year 2001, please
contact the Maricopa County Clerk of Superior Court.

Adjudication Case
Dockets:

W1, W2, W3, W4 (Consolidated), In the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Gila River System and Source

LITTLE
COLORADO RIVER GENERAL STREAM ADJUDICATION

The Little Colorado
River Adjudication was transferred to the Apache County Superior Court
where it is litigated under the caption In re the General Adjudication
of All Rights to Use Water in the Little Colorado River System and
Source, No. 6417. Docket available on-line begins with the April
2002. For access to the docket previous to April 2002, please contact
the Apache County Clerk of Superior Court.

Adjudication
Case Docket:

No.
6417, In re the General Adjudication of All Rights to
Use Water in the Little Colorado River System and Source.